Overview

• The nine individuals—six men and three women—face between one and 19 counts each for abetting cheating, assisting criminal proceeds retention and misusing Singpass credentials.
• Police allege the suspects sold or surrendered bank accounts and shared Singpass access to facilitate government impersonation, rental, job, fake friend call and e-commerce scams.
• Authorities say many were promised commissions of up to SGD 9,000 for their accounts but never received payment.
• Under tougher sentencing guidelines introduced on August 21, 2024, 230 money mules were charged between then and March 2025, with adult offenders handed at least six months’ jail.
• Scam victims lost a record SGD 1.1 billion in 2024, and police are warning the public to reject requests to use personal bank or Singpass accounts for others.